Stretch: Spectral Theory in the Practice of a Jazz Quartet

Piergiorgio Pirro

About this exposition

With this exposition, we share the creative process that led to the composition and performance of Stretch, a piece by a jazz quartet led by pianist Piergiorgio Pirro. We will show that introducing theoretical models and paradigms from spectralism as a “foreign body” into the workings of a small jazz band illuminates a complex network of factors at play in the band’s music making, leading to a thorough reconfiguration in which new instruments get built and played, old habits need to be unlearnt, uncommon interactions emerge and theoretical frameworks clash in practice.

type	research exposition
keywords	jazz, jazz improvisation, Spectral music, Spectralism, artistic research, quartet
date	27/02/2024
published	23/05/2025
last modified	23/05/2025
status	published
affiliation	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2606478/2606496
published in	ARJAZZ - Journal for Artistic Research in Jazz
portal issue	1. First issue

name	0004 State of the art 1
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	mountains-m05-q4
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Davide Lorenzon
license	All rights reserved
usages	background, background, background, background, background

name	Piergiorgio Pirro-stretch and more stretch
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	audio, audio

name	0002 Introduction
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	stretch-score
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	pdf, pdf

name	cover-fold-unfold-refold
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Davide Lorenzon
license	All rights reserved
usages	picture

name	0006 Stretch methodology
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	0007
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text, text

name	OM stretch patch
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	video

name	0008
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	0009
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	0010
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	0011
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text

name	shake-hands harmonic spots
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
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usages	picture

name	keys and knob
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
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usages	picture

name	shake-hands patch
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
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usages	picture

name	apartogetherapart EP cover
copyright	Morgane Griffoul
license	All rights reserved
usages	picture

name	someday I will shake your hand good-bye
copyright	Elisabetta Maulo and Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	audio

name	shake-hands INARJ conference recording - piece 480p
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	video

name	stretch impro snippet
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	audio

name	LS-stretch
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	picture

name	LS-CEAb-2
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	picture

name	stretch-structure
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	picture

name	stretch spectral changes
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	pdf

name	stretch_chords sine
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	audio

name	0%A and 0%B
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
license	All rights reserved
usages	picture

name	B1 annotated
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
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usages	picture

name	B annotated
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro
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usages	picture

name	0001
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
license	All rights reserved
usages	text, text

name	0003
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
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usages	text

name	0001
copyright	Piergiorgio Pirro and Maarten Stragier
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usages	text

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